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AMOS C. RODGERS, OF `CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF ANDSUEL A. STEVENS, OF SAME PLACE.

SLEEPING-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.,245,746, dated August16, 1881.

` Application filed March 23, 1881. (Model.)

.T o all whom it may concern,

Be it known that I, AMOS G. RODGERS, of Chelsea, in the county ofSuffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Sleeping-Cars 5 and I do hereby declare that thefollowin gis a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same,

1o reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a partof this specification.

My invention relates to railway sleeping-i cars; and it consistsininclosingthe berths or sections of such cars by means of removablesliding partitions, as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the annexed drawings, in which similar parts are indicated by likeletters in the. several viewszo Figure l is a longitudinal section-ol`part of a sleeping-car, showing a front view of the berths partlyinclosed. Fig. 2 is a top and bottom detail view of a guide-bar whichiits between the top and bottom berths; and Fig. 3,

a plan view of the car-fioor, showing guideways, and a detail view of atransverse end guide.

A represents the ioor of the car; and B is a chair, two of which form asection.

3o Resting on the floor ofthe car and extending between the seats is agrooved rail, C, that may be either fixed or movable.

Grooves c c are also formed in the car-door, at the outer sides of theseats, or grooved rails 3 5 may beattachedatthesepoints. These groovesand rails are for the reception of the lower ends of the slidingpartitions or doors D D, that are vused instead of curtains to inclosethe lower berths. After the doors or partitions D D 4o are put in placethey are secured by a brace or rail, E, that rests at each end upon a.station- -ary transverse partition, F, at or forming the back of thecar-scat.

The rail E is grooved on its upper and lower surfaces in a suitablemanner, so as to fit over l"theupper ends of the partitions D D, andalso serve as a support for the sliding doors or partitions G G, thatinclose the upper berths. These partitions G G are held at the top bythe 5o grooved under surface of a rail, H, that is suspended from thecar-ceiling in any suitable manner.

Ahorizon tal slatorcross-piece, F', rests upon the top of the adjacenttransverse partitions F F, and serves as a support fora grooved rail, I,5 5 that, when placed in position, holds the doors G G in place andprevents those of adjoining sections from coming in contact with eachother.

The rail I supports an upper transverse par- 6o tition, K, thatseparates adjoining sections.

The lower berths are formed by the reversible seats B B iu the usualmanner, and the upper berths by slats or rails L L, that rest at eachend on the cross-pieces F F. 6

The removable parts above described may be easily taken down orreadjusted, as required; and during the day the shorter pieces may bepacked in boxes or pockets M, that are formed between the transversepartitions F F, while 7o the longer ones are secured beneath thecarceiling in suitable supports in such a manner as not to detract fromthe appearance of the car. In this way a space is also provided abovethe suspended parts, that may he conveniently used for packing thebedding. The ends of the pockets M are provided with doors N, so thatthe contained material is completely concealed.

By this construction of the sectionsin asleeping-car a more perfectdegree of privacy is se- 8o cured and the comfort of travelers greatlypromoted.

The operation of forming the berths is as follows: Reverse the seats andputin the auX- iliary pieces 5 place the strip or guide in posi- 85 tionupon the iioor of the car between the seats, and the guide I upon thetransverse cap F. The bottom boards of the upper berth are then placedin their rabbets so as to rest upon the seat-backs, and the guide-bar Eplaced in po- 9o sition as in Fig. 1, so as to rest upon the parts D,andthe sliding doors positioned so as to slide in the ways back of theparts D.

The upper doors, G, are of two kinds, the outer two not being adapted toslide in their guides, while the inner two may beforced in eitherdirection at will. The upper end boards,

K, are placed in posit-ion after the doors G are properly in theirguides.

Having thus described my invention, what I me claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters panels and doors D G, all operating as and for roPatent, isthe purposes set forth.

Ina sleeping-ear, the combination of the seats In testimony that I claimthe foregoing as B, having reversible bottoms and auxiliary fillmy own Ihave hereto affixed my signature in 5 ing-pieces, the removable groovedrails C and presence of two witnesses.

E, the latter marking the partition between the AMOS CHARLES RODGERS.

upper and lower berth and serving as guides Nitnessesz i for sldin gdoors above and below, the grooved RICHARD BUTLER, 5 removable bar l,transverse partition K, and JAMES S. GREEN.

